Annie @ Scenic, NYC

David is sharing two of pictures of Annie's performance at Scenic in
New York City last Wednesday night (click the images to enlarge). He wasn't too
impressed with her performance and writes: "(...) she was unexpectedly
terrible. The album is hot, but she's a terrible performer and you
could barley hear her. No stage presence at all." This was not the first time the Norwegian singer was criticized for her live performance. Thanks for sharing your photos and review, David.

Andy Bell Mixes Goldfrapp

Exclusive from erasureinfo.com: "Andy Bell and Manhattan Clique have been working on a remix of the new Goldfrapp single. Their mix of 'Ooh La La' will include a new vocal by Andy and will be available as part of the single release on August 8th." Check the Goldfrapp website to hear the single, excerpts of the album, see the video and much more.

Arjan Travels

My blogging will be lighter than usual as I'm traveling in Europe
for the rest of the week. I made this picture at a record store at
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. As you can see, many American artists also
rule the Dutch charts. Some interesting tunes I heard on Dutch radio
are Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone" (remember that she's is not
known here as an American Idol) and an anthemic version of
Fischerspooner's "Never Win" that was remixed by Benny Benassi to
fit the dance-oriented audience here. It sounds nothing like how Casey
and Warren intended the song I think.

The Killers "All The Pretty Faces" (Live)

Brandon Flowers at Glastonbury 2005

After debuting at Glastonbury
last year, the Killers were one of the headliners at the annual English
music festival this past weekend. "We played one new song, and other than that it's the same
old," singer Brandon Flowers told NME.COM
after his band's set. "I hope people aren't sick of it." NME.com also
reported that the fashionable Flowers was wearing a dapper, mint green
blazer.

That one new song Flowers referred to is "All The Pretty Faces,"
a tune the band has been playing for American audiences during their
recent U.S. tour. It is a signature Killers' track featuring Dave
Keuning driving guitar riffs, Flower's idiosyncratic vocals and Ronnie
Vanucci's background vocals. Flowers told MTVAsia earlier that "[the
song] is big and open, it breathes a lot and there's still a song there."

Check out a live version of "All The Pretty Faces" that was
previewed at Glastonbury this weekend. Many thanks to a kind Killers'
fan for recording this.

Glideascope Remix Competition

More than 500 remixers have submitted their own version of Glideascope's "Big Big Disgrace" in a special competition by Glideascope in association with MusicDish Network and others. The winning entrant will have the opportunity
to see their remix featured on the commercial album release. The winner will be announced in the next few weeks. Check out two entries that Glidescope revealed on his web site today: